ATLS POST TEST REVIEW AND KEY
CONCEPTS STUDY GUIDE 2025
Airway compromise signs
- answer-Include stridor, dyspnea, and voice changes.
Aortic injury
- answer-Most likely cause of tachycardia in trauma.
Arterial blood gas determination
- answer-Test to measure oxygen and carbon dioxide levels.
Beck's triad
- answer-Signs of cardiac tamponade: hypotension, distended neck veins, muffled heart
sounds.
Blood Alcohol Concentration
- answer-Level indicating potential impairment or injury risk.
Bronchoscopy
- answer-Procedure to visualize and assess airway injuries.
C-section in trauma
- answer-Necessary for risk of placental abruption.
Cardiac tamponade
- answer-Fluid accumulation in pericardial space affecting heart.
Catecholamines
- answer-Hormones that increase heart rate and blood pressure.
Celiotomy
- answer-Surgical procedure for abdominal exploration.
Central cord syndrome
- answer-Most common spinal cord injury in children.
, Central venous access
- answer-IV access through large veins for fluid administration.
Central venous pressure line
- answer-Used for monitoring venous blood pressure.
Cerebral blood flow (CBF)
- answer-Increased by elevated PaCO2 levels.
Cervical spine films
- answer-Essential for assessing spinal injuries in trauma.
Cervical spine x-ray
- answer-Essential for assessing potential spinal injuries.
Chest tube
- answer-Used for draining pleural effusions or pneumothorax.
Chest tube insertion
- answer-Indicated for treating pleural effusion or pneumothorax.
Chest X-ray Findings
- answer-Signs of aortic rupture include mediastinal emphysema.
Circumferential burn
- answer-Burns that encircle a limb or torso.
Closed tube thoracostomy
- answer-Procedure to drain air/fluid from pleural space.
Crepitus
- answer-Grating sound or sensation from fractured bones.
Cricothyroidotomy
- answer-Emergency airway procedure through the cricothyroid membrane.
Crystalloid resuscitation
- answer-Fluid therapy using saline or Ringer's solution.
Crystalloid solution
- answer-Used for rapid volume resuscitation in shock.
CSF
- answer-Cerebrospinal fluid located between arachnoid and pia mater.
CONCEPTS STUDY GUIDE 2025
Airway compromise signs
- answer-Include stridor, dyspnea, and voice changes.
Aortic injury
- answer-Most likely cause of tachycardia in trauma.
Arterial blood gas determination
- answer-Test to measure oxygen and carbon dioxide levels.
Beck's triad
- answer-Signs of cardiac tamponade: hypotension, distended neck veins, muffled heart
sounds.
Blood Alcohol Concentration
- answer-Level indicating potential impairment or injury risk.
Bronchoscopy
- answer-Procedure to visualize and assess airway injuries.
C-section in trauma
- answer-Necessary for risk of placental abruption.
Cardiac tamponade
- answer-Fluid accumulation in pericardial space affecting heart.
Catecholamines
- answer-Hormones that increase heart rate and blood pressure.
Celiotomy
- answer-Surgical procedure for abdominal exploration.
Central cord syndrome
- answer-Most common spinal cord injury in children.
, Central venous access
- answer-IV access through large veins for fluid administration.
Central venous pressure line
- answer-Used for monitoring venous blood pressure.
Cerebral blood flow (CBF)
- answer-Increased by elevated PaCO2 levels.
Cervical spine films
- answer-Essential for assessing spinal injuries in trauma.
Cervical spine x-ray
- answer-Essential for assessing potential spinal injuries.
Chest tube
- answer-Used for draining pleural effusions or pneumothorax.
Chest tube insertion
- answer-Indicated for treating pleural effusion or pneumothorax.
Chest X-ray Findings
- answer-Signs of aortic rupture include mediastinal emphysema.
Circumferential burn
- answer-Burns that encircle a limb or torso.
Closed tube thoracostomy
- answer-Procedure to drain air/fluid from pleural space.
Crepitus
- answer-Grating sound or sensation from fractured bones.
Cricothyroidotomy
- answer-Emergency airway procedure through the cricothyroid membrane.
Crystalloid resuscitation
- answer-Fluid therapy using saline or Ringer's solution.
Crystalloid solution
- answer-Used for rapid volume resuscitation in shock.
CSF
- answer-Cerebrospinal fluid located between arachnoid and pia mater.
